Jonathan Club; Currency; Gold standard; Dollar, American; Retirement age; Knowledge workers; China
In this transcript of Peter Drucker’s speech, delivered to the Jonathan Club in 1967, Drucker discusses the changing world economy. He begins by discussing currency and the fluctuating value of the U.S. dollar. He goes on to discuss dropping...
Letters; Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Gates, Bill, 1955-; Magazines; Interviews
Peter Drucker writes William H. Gates, III, chairman and CEO of the Microsoft Corporation, saying he was misquoted in a Forbes magazine story regarding a remark about Gates. The letter contains edits.
Brent Bowers, the author of 1,000 Years, 1,000 People: Ranking the Men and Women Who Shaped the Millennium, sends Drucker a copy of the book which features him and asks Drucker to comment on his reaction. Contains Bowers' original signature.
Walter B. Wriston thanks Peter Drucker for a birthday letter received and notes that the new Citigroup will become a leader in the global community. In addition, Wriston has enclosed a piece that was published in a recent "Fortune" forum.
Lyndall Urwick discusses numerous aspects of business management and organization as well as employee relations within the General Electric Company. In addition, he shares his views on Drucker's publication, "The Practice of Management."
China; Computers; Demographic transition; Global economy and development; Knowledge workers; Manual workers; Women consumers
Notes from Drucker's talk focusing on six major developments that will determine the success of a country, industry, company, and individual to Drucker School alumni.
China; Computers; Demographic transition; Global economy and development; Knowledge workers; Manual workers; Women consumers
Edited notes from Drucker's talk focusing on six major developments that will determine the success of a country, industry, company, and individual to Drucker School alumni. Contains original handwritten edit marks.
Patrick A. Sullivan, of the Ansoff Institute, invites Drucker to write a two to three page introduction of a topic featured in an anthology of articles and book chapters that represent the developmental stages of Igor Ansoff's school of thought.
This recording is a summary of “Managing for the Future: the 1990s and Beyond”. A narrator gives the summary followed by an interview with Peter Drucker. The recording covers 5 areas that will see social, economic, and business changes. Drucker...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Supervisors; Executives; Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Decision making; Problem solving; Time management; Meetings; Artisans; Tools;...
This is a recording of Drucker discussing the best ways to handle a universal problem, the boss. Drucker explains that bosses are individuals too, and situations need to be handled accordingly. For example some people prefer to listen while others...
Buford, Bob; Business, culture and change; Leader to Leader Institute; Oral biography; Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management
Bob Buford, the Chairman of the Buford Foundation and member of Board of Directors of the Peter F. Drucker Archive and Institute, discusses how Drucker personally affected his life and career.
Buford, Bob; Business, culture and change; Leader to Leader Institute; Oral biography; Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management
Edited draft of the oral history transcript of Bob Buford's interview. Bob Buford is the Chairman of the Buford Foundation and is on the Board of Directors of the Peter F. Drucker Archive and Institute. Buford discusses how Drucker personally...
